The Gilmer Weekly Mirror 
Thursday, March 8, 1923

SAD DEATH OF MRS. L. J. SANSOM

At her home in Shady Grove Friday, March 2, 1923, Mrs. L. J. 
Sansom, one of the pioneer "mothers in Isreal" passed to her 
reward. She was 84 years of age, and her husband preceeded 
her to the grave by many years, but she is survived by five 
children, three sons and two daughters. She has been a resident 
of this section for 64 years, and has a host of friends who will 
learn of her death with deep regret. She was a consistent member 
of the Christian Church for the past 70 years, a noble christian 
woman, a loving wife, a devoted and indulgent mother, a good 
neighbor.

Her funeral took place at Shady Grove cemetery Saturday afternoon, 
and was attended by a large number of friends and relatives.

[ This was Lavonia Josephine Johnson Sansom, born 14 Oct 1838 in 
Walton Co., Georgia; married James Layfayette Sansom 20 April 1854, 
Whitfield Co., Georgia]